Portable wood-sawing machine.



No. 728,967. PATENTED MAY 26, 1903. P. T. PALMER.

PORTABLE WOOD SAWING MACHINE.

WlTNESSES. INVENTOR. 561w 03 M6 JM 177% PATENT UFFICET FRANK T. PALMER, OF

COSCOB, CONNECTICUT.

PORTABLE WOOD-SAWING MACHINE.

SPECIFICAr-nuvforming part of Letters Patent No. 728,967, dated May 28, 1903 Application filed July 25,1902. Serial No- 117,036. (No model.)

To all whom it ntct'y concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK T. PALMER, a citizen of the United'States, residing at Coscob, county of Fairfield, State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Portable Wood-Sawing Machine, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has for its object to provide a simple and inexpensive portable wood-sawing machine which maybe furnished with or without wagon-gear, the special desiderata being that the machine be light, strong, and durable, so that it may be drawn by horses over rough roads, across lots, or in the woods,

anywhere, in fact, that a wagon can be taken, and will be ready to go to work in an instant, no staking out or setting up or lining up of the engine being required, the engine being permanently lined up with reference to the sawing mechanism and capable of working equally well if not in a perfectly horizontal position.

\Vith these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain constructions and in certain parts, improvements, and co mbinations, which will be hereinafter described and then specifically pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanyingdrawingsfiormin'g part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my novel Wood-sawing machine as in use; Fig. 2, a plan view of the rear end of the frame and sawing mechanism, and Fig. 3 is a rear elevation.

A denotes the frame of my novel sawingmachine, which is'shown as consisting of a wagon-body provided with the usual longitudinal sides 10, cross-pieces 11, bottom a, and cross-bolts 12.

B denotes a wagon-gear of any ordinary or preferred construction upon which the frame is adapted to rest. As the special construction of the wagon-gear is not of the essence of my invention, it is deemed unnecessary to describe a wagon-gear in detail.

C denotes a saw carried by a shaft 13, journaled at the rear end of an extension of the frame and provided with a belt-pulley 14. The saw is driven by means of a belt 15, passing over pulley 1 k and over a driving-pulley 16 on the shaft 17 of an engine D, which may be formed on the upper edges of the longitudinal sides 10, near one end thereof. The carriage is shown as provided with pins 19,against which a stick of wood may rest in use and with a handpiece 20 for convenience in operation.

The operation of my novel sawing-machine will be perfectly obvious from the description already given, the important features of the machine, being that it is light, strong, and durable, inexpensive to build and maintain, capable of being placed in the woods or on uneven ground, anywhere that a wagon can be drawn, and that it is ready to go to work in an instant without much regard to what position it may be in, so that no time is in building a foundation or lining up. The longitudinal sides are made heavy enough so that in connection with the cross-pieces 11, bottom a, and crossbolts they will form a perfectly rigid framework, which carries not only the engine, but the saw-shaft and the carriage, it being practically unimportant within reasonable limits to the operation of the machine in what position the frame may he placed. As soon as the machine has been drawn to the place of use the belt is placed on the pulleys, the engine started, and the machine is ready for use, the operation being precisely like other sawing-machines using a sliding carriage.

It will be particularly noted that owing to the engine being supported on the cross-bars 21 above the bottom of the wagon-body and the sawing apparatus on the rearward extension of said body the body of the wagon may be employed as a storage place for fuel or for the transportation of tools, luggage, &c., when moving from place to place, portions of such material or articles being placed, it desired, under the cross-bars which support the engine.

Having claimthus described my invention, 1

The combination with a wagon-body haviing sides and cross-pieces, said bodybeing lost also provided with a rear extension, crossbars mounted on said sides, an engine mounted on said cross-bars, a shaft mounted in said extension and carrying a saw, said shaft being driven from said engine, and a sliding carriage mounted on the side bars adjacent said shaft, said engine and saw being so positioned as to leave said wagon-body free for storage purposes below the cross-bars and engine.

In testimony whereof I afl'lx my signature in presence of two witnesses. FRANK T. PALMER. Witnesses:

A. M. WoosTER, E. GALLAGHER. 

